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Transforming growth factor alpha (TGFα) belongs to the epidermal growth factor (EGF) family and is known to play an important role during eyelid morphogenesis. In this study, we showed that ectopic expression of TGFα in the stroma of... more
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      Developmental BiologyBiologyImmunohistochemistryMorphogenesis
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      TechnologyBiologyMedicineGene expression
MPYS (also known as STING, MITA, and TMEM173) is a type I IFN stimulator that is essential for host defense against DNA virus infection and appears important in defense against certain bacteria. The in vivo significance and mechanisms by... more
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      ImmunologyBiologyMembrane ProteinsImmunology of the Gut
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      Cognitive ScienceAgingMotor neuronTransgenic Mice
Both environmental and genetic factors are involved in Alaheimer's disease etiology.
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      NeurobiologyTransgenic MiceClinical SciencesNeurobiology of Aging
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      PhotochemistryVietnamTransgenic Miceinfluenza A
Latrepirdine (Dimebon) is a pro-neurogenic, antihistaminic compound that has yielded mixed results in clinical trials of mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, with a dramatically positive outcome in a Russian clinical trial that was... more
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      CognitionAutophagyMolecular PsychiatryTransgenic Mice
We have extensively analyzed the biochemical and histochemical profiles of the tau protein from the rTg4510 transgenic mouse model in which the animals uniquely develop forebrain tau pathologies similar to those found in human... more
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      AgingBiologyMedicineWestern blotting
Transgenesis has been used for expressing human lysozyme (hLZ) in the milk of livestock to improve their disease resistance. Here we describe a human lactoferrin (hLF) BAC as a candidate vector for high-level expression of hLZ in the milk... more
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      EngineeringTechnologyBiotechnologyWestern blotting
Chronic treatment of pain with opiate drugs can lead to analgesic tolerance and drug dependence. Although all opiate drugs can promote tolerance and dependence in practice, the severity of those unwanted side effects differs depending on... more
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      PharmacologyPainTransgenic MiceMutation
Growing evidence suggests that decreased brainderived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels are associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis. Therefore, BDNF gene therapy is considered to be a promising therapeutic strategy for... more
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      NeurosciencePsychologyTransgenic MiceHippocampus
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      FearScienceApoptosisMultidisciplinary
Although oral ovabumin (OVA) administration suppressed the antibody (Ab) response in OVA-immunized mice, Lactococcus lactis increased OVA-specific IgG2a in these mice. L. lactis increased the casein-specific IgG level in NC/Nga mice fed... more
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      ProbioticsCytokinesTransgenic MiceMice
Human lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) is a key enzyme in the metabolism of cholesterol and is postulated to participate in the physiological process called reverse cholesterol transport. We have used transgenic mice (Tgm)... more
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      Nonparametric StatisticsAtherosclerosisTransgenic MiceLiver
... The role of major histocompatibility complex class I antigens in tumorigenesis: future applications in cancer therapy. Auteur(s) / Author(s). NAPOLITANO L. (1) ; VOGEL J. ; JAY G. ; Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s)... more
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      ImmunologyPolymorphismFlow CytometryFertility
The Alternatives to Carcinogenicity Testing Committee of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (HESI) conducted a large-scale, multinational collaborative research program to evaluate... more
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      Life SciencesRisk assessmentMedicineTransgenic Mice
The ability to probe defined neural circuits in awake, freely-moving animals with cell-type specificity, spatial precision, and high temporal resolution has been a long sought tool for neuroscientists in the systems-level search for the... more
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      NeuroscienceFiber OpticsBehaviorTransgenic Mice
Polycystin 2 (Pkd2), which belongs to the transient receptor potential family, plays a critical role in development. Pkd2 is mainly localized in the primary cilia, which also function as mechanoreceptors in many cells that influence... more
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      FaceTransgenic MiceSignal TransductionBiological Sciences
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      GeneticsNatureTransgenic MiceBiological Sciences
Signalling through the janus kinase (JAK)/signal transducer and activator of transcription (Stat) pathway is required at different stages of mammary gland development, and this pathway is frequently hyper-activated in cancer, including... more
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      Breast CancerLactationMolecular MechanicsTransgenic Mice
This report summarizes positive reinforcement conditioning procedures for assessing sensory function in transgenic mice. To illustrate these behavioral methods auditory sensitivity was measured in mice lacking h9 acetylcholine receptor... more
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      Cognitive ScienceAnimal BehaviorTransgenic MiceSoftware
For the purpose of studying the potential neurobehavioral effects of different human apolipoprotein E (apoE) isoforms produced within the brain, transgenic (TG) mice were generated in which human apoE3 or apoE4 isoforms were under control... more
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      PsychologyAgingWorking MemoryTransgenic Mice
Axon degeneration is an early event in many neurodegenerative disorders. In some, the mechanism is related to injury-induced Wallerian degeneration, a proactive death program that can be strongly delayed by the neuroprotective slow... more
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      NeurosciencePsychologyTransgenic MiceMice
We show with transgenic mice that targeted overexpression of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in undifferentiated spermatogonia promotes malignant testicular tumors, which express germ-cell markers. The tumors are... more
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      CancerFlow CytometryBiologyMedicine
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      GeneticsObesityRisk assessmentTransgenic Mice
In order to develop a short-term, in vivo assay to study the mutagenic effects of chemical exposure, transgenic mice were generated using a lambda shuttle vector containing a lacZ target gene. Following exposure to mutagens, this target... more
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      Transgenic MiceGene AnalysisEscherichia coliMice
With 90% of neuroscience clinical trials failing to see efficacy, there is a clear need for the development of disease biomarkers that can improve the ability to predict human Alzheimer's disease (AD) trial outcomes from animal studies.... more
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      NeuroimagingAnimal StudiesClinical TrialFunctional MRI
Many proteins that are implicated in human disease are posttranslationally modified. This includes the microtubule-associated protein tau that is deposited in a hyperphosphorylated form in brains of Alzheimer's disease patients. The focus... more
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      Transgenic MiceBiological SciencesMicePhysical sciences
Glutamine synthetase (GS) has long been known to be expressed exclusively in pericentral hepatocytes most proximal to the central veins of liver lobuli. This enzyme as well as its peculiar distribution complementary to the periportal... more
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      GeneticsAgingHistochemistryGene expression
Background-Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) play a key role in intimal thickening in atherosclerosis and restenosis. The precise signaling pathways by which the proliferation of SMCs is regulated are largely unknown. The TR3 orphan receptor,... more
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      Transcription FactorsTransgenic MiceNuclear ReceptorDNA
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is associated with the accumulation of β-amyloid (Aβ) as senile plaques in the brain, thus leading to neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment. Plaque formation depends not merely on the amount of generated... more
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      MacrophagesToxoplasmosisTransgenic MiceAntibodies
This study was aimed to investigate the potential neuroprotective effect of neuropeptide Y (NPY) on the survival of dopaminergic cells in both in vitro and in animal models of Parkinson's disease (PD). NPY protected human SH-SY5Y... more
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      Enzyme InhibitorsNeurobiologyNeurodegenerative DiseasesTransgenic Mice
The syntheses and SAR of new series of b-amyloid binding agents are reported. The effort to optimize signal-to-background ratios for these ligands are described. Compounds 8, 21 and 30 displayed desirable lipophilicity and pharmacokinetic... more
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      Organic ChemistryCarbonPositron Emission TomographyTransgenic Mice
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      EndocrinologyChemistryNutrition and DieteticsNutrition
The Müllerian ducts give rise to the female reproductive tract, including the Fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix, and anterior vagina. In male embryos, the Müllerian ducts regress, preventing the formation of female organs. We introduced the... more
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      BiologyMedicineTransgenic MiceCell Differentiation
Phenotypic modulation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) is important in vascular pathogenesis. Understanding how these factors relate to cell migration can improve design of therapeutic interventions... more
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      EngineeringCell MigrationOxidative StressTransgenic Mice
Mice with constitutive activation of parathyroid hormone (PTH) receptor signaling in osteocytes (DMP1-caPTHR1 transgenic mice) exhibit increased bone mass and remodeling, two of the recognized skeletal actions of PTH. Moreover, similar to... more
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      EngineeringCell CultureTransgenic MiceSignal Transduction
Mutations in the gene encoding the heavy chain subunit (DYNC1H1) of cytoplasmic dynein cause spinal muscular atrophy with lower extremity predominance, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and intellectual disability. We used the legs at odd... more
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      Transgenic MiceEmbryoBrainSpinal Muscular Atrophy
Abnormal accumulation and propagation of the neuronal protein α-synuclein has been hypothesized to underlie the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies and multiple system atrophy. Here we report a de... more
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      Animal BehaviorBiologyDrug DiscoveryMedicine
Rigorous analysis of synaptic transmission in the central nervous system requires access to presynaptic terminals. However, cortical terminals have been largely inaccessible to presynaptic patch-clamp recording, due to their small size.... more
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      PharmacologyBiochemistryBioinformaticsEndocrinology
The NMR structure of the horse (Equus caballus) cellular prion protein at 25°C exhibits the typical PrP C [cellular form of prion protein (PrP)] global architecture, but in contrast to most other mammalian PrP C s, it contains a... more
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      Molecular BiologyTransgenic MicePrion DiseasesSequence alignment
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive decline in cognitive function associated with the neuropathological hallmarks amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Because aging... more
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      Neurobiology Of DiseaseAgingNeurobiologySynaptic Plasticity
Given that the unerupted tooth is encased in alveolar bone, an understanding of the biology of bone resorption to form an eruption pathway is a central theme in tooth eruption. To that end, Cahill (1969) dissociated tooth movement from... more
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      GeneticsDentistryTranscription FactorsTransgenic Mice
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      BiologyMedicineWestern blottingTransgenic Mice
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      BiochemistryMultiphoton MicroscopyConfocal MicroscopyChemical Biology
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      ThermodynamicsMolecular BiologyCatalysisKinetics
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      Neurobiology Of DiseaseAgingCalciumImmunohistochemistry
Female transgenic mice lacking a functional c-mos proto-oncogene develop ovarian teratomas, indicating that c-mos may behave as a tumour-suppressor gene for this type of tumour. We have analysed the entire coding region of the c-MOS gene... more
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      PolymorphismTransgenic MiceMutationConformational Analysis
Granuphilin is a crucial component of the docking machinery of insulin-containing vesicles to the plasma membrane. Here, we show that the granuphilin promoter is a target of SREBP-1c, a transcription factor that controls fatty acid... more
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      Transgenic MiceSignal TransductionInsulinFatty Acid Synthesis